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Sibal started his practice in 1937 at [[Lahore]] of [[British India]]<ref name="Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference">{{cite web | url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-kapil-sibal-and-his-98-year-old-father-hiralal-sibal-in-the-matter-so-much-3536567.html | title=Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference | publisher=Bhaskar | date=18 July 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and moved to [[Shimla]] in 1948 after the Indian independence but later settled in Chandigarh in 1955 to practise at the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]].<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Living-legend-of-the-law-Hira-Lal-Sibal-breathes-his-last/articleshow/17808312.cms | title=Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last | publisher=Times of India | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He served as the Advocate General of the State of Punjab for two terms<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /> but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref name="Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kapil-sibal-s-lawyer-father-hira-lal-dies-in-chandigarh/1051995/ | title=Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh | publisher=Indian Express | date=30 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> During his Lahore days, he successfully defended Malik Ghulam Nabi, who would later become a minister in the [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] government, in a kidnapping case<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> and was the counsel for [[Ismat Chugtai]] and [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] in the cases against them for indecent writing in 1945; the former was fined {{INR|90}} while the latter was acquitted.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /> | Sibal started his practice in 1937 at [[Lahore]] of [[British India]]<ref name="Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference">{{cite web | url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-kapil-sibal-and-his-98-year-old-father-hiralal-sibal-in-the-matter-so-much-3536567.html | title=Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference | publisher=Bhaskar | date=18 July 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and moved to [[Shimla]] in 1948 after the Indian independence but later settled in Chandigarh in 1955 to practise at the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]].<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Living-legend-of-the-law-Hira-Lal-Sibal-breathes-his-last/articleshow/17808312.cms | title=Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last | publisher=Times of India | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He served as the Advocate General of the State of Punjab for two terms<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /> but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref name="Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kapil-sibal-s-lawyer-father-hira-lal-dies-in-chandigarh/1051995/ | title=Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh | publisher=Indian Express | date=30 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> During his Lahore days, he successfully defended Malik Ghulam Nabi, who would later become a minister in the [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] government, in a kidnapping case<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> and was the counsel for [[Ismat Chugtai]] and [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] in the cases against them for indecent writing in 1945; the former was fined {{INR|90}} while the latter was acquitted.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /> | ||
Sibal was a recipient of the [[Punjab Rattan Award]] of the Government of Punjab<ref name="Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/another-award-of-honour-for-legal-stalwart-hira-lall-sibal/story-IzjbjkV0wP6eXgJErdu6eJ.html | title=Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and the [[International Bar Association]] awarded him the ''Living Legend of Law'' honor in 1994.<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to Law.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He died on 29 December 2012, at the age of 98 | Sibal was a recipient of the [[Punjab Rattan Award]] of the Government of Punjab<ref name="Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/another-award-of-honour-for-legal-stalwart-hira-lall-sibal/story-IzjbjkV0wP6eXgJErdu6eJ.html | title=Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and the [[International Bar Association]] awarded him the ''Living Legend of Law'' honor in 1994.<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to Law.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He died on 29 December 2012, at the age of 98.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved" /> Virender Sibal and Jitendar Sibal, the elder two of his sons are former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officers while the third son, [[Kanwal Sibal]], is a former [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]].<ref name="Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead">{{cite web | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/kapil-sibals-father-hira-lall-sibal-dead/785228 | title=Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead | publisher=Outlook India | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The youngest of the sons, [[Kapil Sibal]], is a noted senior lawyer, a politician aligned with the [[Indian National Congress]] and a former Union Minister who held various portfolios in the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] Government from 2009 to 2014.<ref name="Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead" /> | ||
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